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Home My WebLink About06/07/1912 Board of Public Works MinutesBoard met in regular session at 10:00 A.110 All members present. Contracts signed by the Board and ft.H. Burke and Bonds approved by. the Beard for water connections on the following streets. --Water connections on North Scott Street from Michigan Avenue Vo Portage Avenue, under Improvement Resolution No. 145. Meter Connections .on Division Street from Michigan Street to Chapin Street, under Imprvvemexit Resolution No. 146. Water Connections on Madison Street from East Race to Eddy Street, under Imp_rovement Resolution No. 145. ,- "Ater Connections on Lafayette Street from Navarre Street to Foote Street, Under Improvement Resolution No. 150. water Connections on Portage Avenue from Viaduct to Alley North of Kinyon Street under Improvement Resolution No. 152. The Board approved of Bond No. 779331 signed by the American Surety Company of New York and the South Bend Home Telephone Company of the City of South Bedd, Ind. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,INDIA.NA. SEWER? WATER AND GAS CONNECTIONS on WAKEWA AVENUE from MI CHI GA.N STREET to LAFAYETT E STREET. TO THE HONORABLE COUNCIL. Gant lemon :- The Board of Public Works herewith presents its report for the following Sewer, Gas and Water Connections, BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. OTTO C. BASTIAN President. RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS: On motion duly made and seconded, the following preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted: WHEREAS. This Board did on the 1st. day of May 1912 deem it expedient and of Public utility to permanently improve WAKEWA AVENUE between MICHIGAN STREET rand LAFAYETTE STREET, by paving the roadway of the some, and did on said date pass and adopt a resolution authorizing said permanent improvement, and WHEREAS. The, City Engineer has prepared and filed vri.th this Board a re- port showing the number and location, as well as the material to be used and the man- ner of laying the sane, of, the service pipes, mains, conduits, laterals and connections which are, or will be necessary to accomodate the abutting property owners kith gas, water, heat, st eam or any other product for which any person, firm or corporation has been granted a franchise for supplying the citizens of the City of South Bend, Indiana, wni ch report is as follows: REPORT REFERRED TO STOWING. Description of Real Estate bor- dering on Improvement. Part of No. of. Name of Add. :)No.`__Ft. _:.' Name of Owner. No. Nei - No. Lot Lot or Sub.Div. Front of of of gas water Newer 11 63 1st. Addition to Navarre Place. 45 Home Improvement Co. 1 1 11 64 "" "" 45 11 65 "." "" 45 11 66 nn nn n» n» Iln 1 1 11 67 11 ( nn n» nn n» »n 1 1 11 69 nn n» nn n» nn 1 1 11 70 nn If» tt» »le n/r 1 1 11 71 »» nn »» n» » 1 1 11 72 n» n» n»» n» 1 1 11 73 nn an 45 Verne "C. Hastings 1 1 lI 74 "" "" "" George V. Nienstedt.l 1 ill 75 n n n n n n William H. Rup*,• 1 1 Description of Real Estate bor- dering on ImprovemeAt . Part of No. of. Name of Add. No. Ft. Name of Owner` No. No. No. Lot Lot or Sub. Div, front of of of 11 76 let. addition to gas water sewer Navarre Place. 45 Eleanor Kinzie 1 1 11 77 nn nn Alfred H. Shafer 1 Z 11 79 n n n n Thomas M. Whiteman- 1 l 11 79 "" "" Charles A. Dolph 1 Z 1.1 I'll nn na 74Willi am H. Lewis,Estate -1 1 11 82 "" "" 47Jennie B. Rutherford 1 1 11 83 n n n n 47 nee pff - 1 l 11 94 nor nn nn William H. Lewis Estate 1 1 11 E5 "" "" "" Vernon C. Hastings 1 1 11 96 nn nn nn Alonzo J. Hammond 1 1 11 97 1 1 11 99 "" "" "" N at hani e 1 L . Otis 1 1 11 99 "" "" ""' Chas. & Carrie E. Sousleyl 1 11 90 nn nn non William B. & Ethel M. Kelleyl 11 91 "" "" "" Home Imp rovemert Ce 1 l 11 92 1" , "" "" Lillian N. Iwan 1 0 11 93 "" "" "" Home Improvement Co. 1 1 ll 94 nn "n nn to nn nn l 1 BE IT RESOLVED. That said report of said City Engineer be and is hereby, adopted. ; And be it farther Resolved, that it is contemplated by this Board to improve Wakewa Avenue from Michigan Street to Lafayette S$rreet all in said City of South Bend by Macadam pavement from curb line to curb line, Vdth Limeirtone Macadam, nine inches in the center and six inches on the side. All as shown on plans in a accordance with ,profiles, details, drawings and specifications on file in the Office. of the Department of Public Works of said City which are hereby adopted, and such improvements are now ordered, and that it is, and is hereby so declared, necessary for the Northern Indiana Gans & Electric Company, which has, and operates under, a _franchi se from said City to Supply gas to the Citizens of sand City,t o provide and install mains, laterals., Gervice pipes and connections for gas in said part of said street, of the description, location and number set forth in said report of said City Engineer, which mains, service pipes and connections are here- by declared necessary for the immediate thse of said Company in supplying gas to the owners of property abmtting upon. said part of said street. ARTHUR P. PERLEY , Clerk. T . E. HOWARD President of Common Council F. S. BILINSKI City Clerk. OTTO C. BASTIAN President.of Board of Public Works NORTHERN INDIANA GAS & ELECTRIC CO. Manager Date of service 1912. Served by ond signed b �/BEn y W. W. Sibley Company of South Bend , Indiana and Maryland Casualty Company of Baltimore, and approved by the Board. Petition referred back from the City Engineer and ordered placed on file. 4G7 Fri Bids opened on Water Connections on Walnut Street,_ under Improvement resolution No. 173. and awarded to W. H. Burke. I L--Sid!3 opened for Grtde,, I Curb and Walk on Blaine and Woodward Avenue under Improvement Resolution No. 143. and awarded to C. H. De Frees. communication received from Mr. Otisg., Romine, administrator, for ttie estate of Minerva Ryan offering to sell to the City the gorty eight (48) feet of oftthe south end of Lot 3. in William Miller Sub. Divison of Bank Out Lot #9 & .9 for a consideration of Two Thousand ($2000.00)Dollars. Street: C.aritmiszioner reported favorable on a petition for an Are light on Springbrook Bridge* t_-Attorney for the Chiohgo,, grand Trunk and Western Railroad requesting the privilege of laying and mainteJming an additional track aeros.ds Arnold Street north of its pre- sent Main track. The same was taken under considL% ration. President.